Over recent months I've been getting back into music after a 30 year break ( when I was a full time pro vocal guitarist) and have put together some of the gear I'd need to do some home recording work for posterity - I even treated myself to an EJ 200, a Gibson SG and a Line 6 Jam to get me playing/practicing again.
Vocally, I've got a Shure SM58, a Rode NT1-A and a PT Helicon Harmony Singer and a Shure SM57 for acoustic recording....now I need an audio interface.
I'm been considering purchasing either a new Zoom R8 recorder or possibly a used R16 and wanted your views on their usefulness.
Primarily I want it for portability - for instance I often visit for long weekends my leisure caravan out in the country and while I'm there I could pass some of the evenings laying down the foundations of or trying out a few backing tracks for some songs I want to record, without the need for humping computers, monitors etc with me. I'm thinking....just taking one of my guitars, a pair of headphones plus the recorder with me.
If anyone has used the R8 or R16...are they any good as an audio interface ? 'Reaper' would be my first choice DAW once hooked to a computer.
Any advice would be welcomed!
Vocally, I've got a Shure SM58, a Rode NT1-A and a PT Helicon Harmony Singer and a Shure SM57 for acoustic recording....now I need an audio interface.
I'm been considering purchasing either a new Zoom R8 recorder or possibly a used R16 and wanted your views on their usefulness.
Primarily I want it for portability - for instance I often visit for long weekends my leisure caravan out in the country and while I'm there I could pass some of the evenings laying down the foundations of or trying out a few backing tracks for some songs I want to record, without the need for humping computers, monitors etc with me. I'm thinking....just taking one of my guitars, a pair of headphones plus the recorder with me.
If anyone has used the R8 or R16...are they any good as an audio interface ? 'Reaper' would be my first choice DAW once hooked to a computer.
Any advice would be welcomed!